Roma manager, Eusebio Di Francesco, has addressed on his side’s surprise triumph over Spanish giants, Barcelona, in this “second leg of the “Champions League”Highlights quarter-final yesterday.

According to the Italian, the 3-0 result was a reward of their hard work. Speaking with Mediaset Premium, Francesco said the focus immediately is on the trophy.

He said, “The strength of this team is in looking forward, not back. We have the derby coming up on Sunday, we must always look to the next target, and it’s right at the beginning of us.

“I take the blame for defeats and some “demanding words” on social “media, so I may as well take the “prestige for a win!

“The truth is that I performed this choice to create more width, allow more counter-attacks and bring dispatch, but what changed was the philosophy of the side, and we have to continue like this now.

“Although we had vast appearances in Serie A, we are only today reaping the rewards – the just bonuses – for the hard work we have prepared.

“Of course we should believe in the final. Why shouldn’t we consider? We developed this far, and nobody expected us to do it, so of course, we should push on and aim for something further, raise the bar every time.

“I don’t want a side that rests on its laurels or thinks it doesn’t matter how the game goes. I’ll not stand for that. We have to target more and realize we can always do better.”